Without constantly being with Ryan, Lauren spends more time on herself, with her family, and searching for what else might be out there for her. From her first-person perspective, we see her question whether it’s possible for her to live without the man she has chosen to be her husband. Aside from that, anything goes.Īfter I Do follows Lauren during her time apart from Ryan. Their year apart has only one rule: They cannot contact each other. With their marriage at a breaking point, they decide to take a year off from each other. And after all of that time, they are not sure if they want to be together anymore. Lauren and Ryan have been together for years. Thankfully, Reid has contributed to filling that gap with After I Do. You won’t have a problem finding a novel about two people falling in love, but it’s much harder to find a novel about what happens after. Elsie’s relationships with both Ben and Susan make this book as heartwarming as it is heartbreaking. When Elsie arrives at the hospital, she learns that Ben was killed on impact and meets Susan, the mother-in-law who doesn’t know she exists.įorever, Interrupted is a beautiful story about how love is still real even when it only lasts for a short period of time and what it’s like to grieve with people you have never met before.
Before the six-month mark, they’re married.īut then, only nine days after their elopement, Ben is out riding his bike just outside their apartment when he is hit by a truck and rushed to the emergency room. Their relationship starts instantly, with Ben not even able to wait 24 hours before asking to see her again. On a rainy New Year’s Day, Elsie Porter heads out to pick up a pizza for one. Reid perfectly weaves together the two stories of a whirlwind romance and its unexpected end. If you like reading about loss just as much as you like reading about love, then Forever, Interrupted is the book for you. Here’s what you need to know about each book to convince you that every single one of them is worth reading: It’s the way all of the above means you can always tell you’re reading something by Reid, yet every character, every setting, and every story is completely unique. It’s how the setting itself becomes a character, ensuring you never skim over descriptions of scenery. It’s the way a character’s motivations are slowly revealed, always making you turn the pages for more. It’s how the writing seamlessly flows with its soft, easy prose. But what is it about Reid’s books that makes them so good? Well, it’s everything.
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